Firefighters foil flight of fugitive

Friday

Oct 26, 2007 at 12:01 AMOct 26, 2007 at 4:20 AM

Two firefighters managed to corral a lake-area man who took off on foot across Route 5 in Camdenton late Wednesday afternoon.

Lake Sun staff

Two firefighters managed to corral a lake-area man who took off on foot across Route 5 in Camdenton late Wednesday afternoon.
The firefighters were on duty at Mid-County Fire Protection District headquarters when a disturbance across the street drew their attention.
As the situation unfolded, a passenger in a vehicle being pursued by a Camdenton police officer jumped out of the moving car and attempted to get away on foot.
But he ran into problems as he neared the firehouse when two firefighters dropped what they were doing and took off in hot pursuit.
As one firefighter chased the suspect around the building, the second one cut through the building and exited through the back door.
The two firefighters managed to cut the suspect off and were able to tackle him to the ground until the police could catch up with them.
The firefighters said they were just going about their daily business when the ruckus started.
The driver, according to Camdenton Police Sgt. Jeff Beauchamp, did stop just around the corner from where the first suspect took off on foot.
The driver was cited for operating without a license and a routine traffic violation.
The suspect who fled is being held on outstanding city warrants and is expected to be charged with resisting arrest by fleeing. He was taken to the Camden County Jail.
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